Brazil Definition

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Proper noun
    • 1.3.1 Translations
  • 1.4 See also
• 2 Bosnian
  • 2.1 Proper noun
• 3 Breton
  • 3.1 Proper noun
• 4 Croatian
  • 4.1 Proper noun
• 5 Serbian
  • 5.1 Proper noun

English

Etymology

Origin disputed. Either from Irish Hy-Brazil (blessed land) or Portuguese brasil (red like an ember).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /bɹəˈzɪl/

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Proper noun

Brazil

1. A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America. Capital: Brasilia. Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil).

See also

• (countries of South America) country of the South America; Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela (

   

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